A joint venture between Saab and Boeing has this week succeeded in deploying the ground launched small diameter bomb (GLSDB) from a ground based launcher. Previously small diameter bombs (SDBs)… Continue reading "Test Fire of Ground Launched Small Diameter Bombs"
The US Navy and Boeing report that the Boeing MQ-25 Stingray has successfully completed its first test flight at MidAmerica Airport in Mascoutah, Illinois on September 19. The Tail 1,… Continue reading "Boeing MQ-25 Completes First Test Flight"
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense has advanced its FY2020 Department of Defense funding bill. The subcommittee recommends $992.4 million to purchase eight Boeing F-15EX aircraft for the Air Force,… Continue reading "US Air Force F-15EX Funding Approved"
The French Air Force is considering procuring an undisclosed number of US-made CH-47 Chinook tandem-rotor heavy-lift helicopters, French magazine ‘Challenges’ reported. Chief reporter of Challenges, Vincent Lamigeon, was able to… Continue reading "French Air Force Considering Purchase of CH-47 Chinook Helicopters"
Boeing announced that T-X aircraft N381TX completed its first official Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) flight test on July 1. The aircraft was flown from Boeing’s St. Louis, Missouri plant.… Continue reading "Boeing T-X Begins Engineering and Manufacturing Development Flight Tests"
Boeing Insitu received a $47.9 million contract to build and deliver 34 ScanEagle UAVs to Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam, the US Department of Defense stated in a release.
The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet was originally pitched to Congress in the late 1990s as a cheaper way to make up for the retirement of the A-6, and looming draw down… Continue reading "In Profile: The Boeing Block III Super Hornet"
Boeing and SAAB have been awarded a $9.2 billion order for 351 jets, 46 simulators and associated ground equipment. Boeing and Saab’s new T-X jet can become a future trendsetter… Continue reading "Boeing & SAAB wins U.S. Air Force T-X Pilot Training Program Contract"